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android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:text="Save"

/>

</LinearLayout>

</TableRow>

</TableLayout>

Now, if you recompile and reinstall the application, you should see a better

landscape rendition of the detail form:

Figure 31. The new landscape layout

Extra Credit................................................................................................

Here are some things you can try beyond those step-by-step instructions:

• Try switching to onRetainNonConfigurationInstance() instead of
  onSaveInstanceState().


• Try commenting out onSaveInstanceState(). Does the activity still

retain its instance state? Why or why not?

• Have the application automatically rotate based on physical

orientation instead of keyboard position. Hint: find a place to apply

android:screenOrientation = "sensor".

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